Caspian Shrew vs Spanish-needles

Crocidura caspica compared with Bidens bipinnata

Key Differences

• Caspian Shrew is Data Deficient while Spanish-needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caspian Shrew	Spanish-needles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Crocidura	Bidens
Species	Crocidura caspica	Bidens bipinnata

Conservation Status

Caspian Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caspian Shrew	Spanish-needles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caspian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish-needles

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Caspian Shrew

The Caspian Shrew (Crocidura caspica) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.